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  • Air Guard rescues plane crash survivors, snowboarder injured in avalanche

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued eight people during four rescue missions in Alaska and Yukon Territory Jan. 26-31.A 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk and a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II, both with 212th Rescue Squadron

  • Air National Guard rescues two plane crash victims

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing members conducted two missions in one helicopter sortie Sept. 15, rescuing two general aviation pilots at two crash sites in Southcentral Alaska.The missions started when the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received

  • Guard aircrews rescue four hunters

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard rescued four hunters Sept. 16 in two separate missions at the request of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.Midday Monday, the AKRCC received a request from the Alaska State Troopers to assist two

  • Airmen rescue four distressed paddle boarders

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard members of the 176th Wing rescued four distressed paddle boarders Aug. 6 near Byers Lake, about 110 miles north of Anchorage.The boarders sent an SOS signal using a newer cellphone with an embedded satellite transceiver.The Alaska

  • Airmen rescue hypothermic mariner after boat capsizes

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of the 176th Wing hoisted a hypothermic mariner to safety May 30 about 20 miles southwest of Kodiak Island.The boating party was in a vessel that capsized, triggering an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

  • Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Sheep Hunters

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two sheep hunters Aug. 11 near Tonsina, about 165 miles east of Anchorage.The two uninjured hunters were clinging to a cliff.The party used a two-way satellite communication device to send an SOS signal.